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semi- preparation has been carefully set forth, and it would be 

 out of place to discuss the matter any further in the present 

 chapter. 



To revert to the opinion of Mr. Dent and his followers, who 

 pooh-pooh the idea of harm accruing to the sapling through 

 running, that astute breeder, owner, and trainer points tri- 

 umphantly to the fact that both Miss Glendyne and Bit of 



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Fashion won sapling stakes, which is a fair clincher to his 

 argument. Bat, notwithstanding this, we fancy that statistics 

 would go far to prove that winners of these affairs very seldom 

 distinguish themselves subsequently, and that the exceptions 

 might be quoted to prove the rule. To dig to the root of the 

 matter and unravel the problem satisfactorily would be a hard 



